How many Raichu cards are there?

There are 71 Raichu cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 52 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Raichu card has the best artwork?

That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Raichu art first, however common or rare the card.

Who illustrates Raichu cards?

36 illustrators have drawn Raichu. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 9, followed by 5ban Graphics and Ken Sugimori.

What was the first Raichu card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 32 of its 71 cards are Rare.

No. 26 · Kanto · Electric

Raichucards

Raichu is a Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 26 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 71
Sets: 52
Printed: 1999–2026
Illustrators: 36
Sightings: 13

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The strongest Raichu art

01/06
Raichu
Paldea Evolved · 2023
Drawn by Toshinao Aoki
Illustration rare
02/06
Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX
Unified Minds · 2019
Drawn by tetsuya koizumi
Ultra Rare
03/06
Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX
Unified Minds · 2019
Drawn by ConceptLab
Ultra Rare
04/06
Raichu V
Brilliant Stars · 2022
Drawn by MUGENUP
Ultra Rare
05/06
Raichu GX
Hidden Fates · 2019
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
06/06
Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX
Unified Minds · 2019
Drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita
Ultra Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Raichu cards, side by side.

Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX, Unified Minds

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Raichu by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Raichu cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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in the forest7 cards at night4 cards at the beach3 cards in a meadow3 cards in a storm4 cards

How Raichu gets drawn

Raichu is usually drawn playful, nostalgic and cute, often jumping.

Across 57 Raichu artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

playful68%1.6× more than most Pokémon
nostalgic32%1.8× more than most Pokémon
tense25%
epic14%
peaceful11%

Light and time

Glowing 47%

Jumping28 of 57 artworks Playful39 of 57 artworks Cute32 of 57 artworks Nostalgic18 of 57 artworks

Drawn against type

The Raichu pictures least like the rest.

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1999–2026

Raichu through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

1999 Fossil
2000 Team Rocket
2001 Neo Revelation
2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Sandstorm
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2005 Emerald
2006 Holon Phantoms
2007 Mysterious Treasures
2008 Stormfront
2009 Arceus
2010 Undaunted
2011 BW Black Star Promos
2012 Next Destinies
2014 Furious Fists
2015 BREAKthrough
2016 Evolutions
2017 SM Black Star Promos
2019 Unified Minds
2020 Sword & Shield
2021 Evolving Skies
2022 Brilliant Stars
2023 Paldea Evolved
2024 Paldean Fates
2026 Ascended Heroes

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Evolves from

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Raichu sightingsspotted in 13 other cards

Cards where Raichu turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding. See all 13.

Every Raichu card

71 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Raichu in numbers

Cards: 71
Sets: 52since Base Set
Illustrators: 36most by Mitsuhiro Arita
Printed: 1999–2026
Printed as: Basic, Stage 1, LV.X, BREAK
Sightings: 13in other cards' art
HP on card: 70–260

They span 52 sets, from Base Set to Ascended Heroes. 36 illustrators have drawn it, most often Mitsuhiro Arita, 5ban Graphics and Ken Sugimori. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1, LV.X and BREAK.

Who draws Raichu

36 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

52 sets, by how many Raichu cards each holds.

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Rarity

Rare32Uncommon9Ultra Rare7Holo Rare6Common4Promo4

Questions

How many Raichu cards are there?: There are 71 Raichu cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 52 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Raichu card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Raichu art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Raichu cards?: 36 illustrators have drawn Raichu. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 9, followed by 5ban Graphics and Ken Sugimori.
What was the first Raichu card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 32 of its 71 cards are Rare.